Photographic-printing frame



A. A. BARBER.

PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTING FRAME. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 14, 1917.

1,389,615, PatentedSept. 6,1921.

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A. A. BARBER.

PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTING FRAME.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 14, 1911.

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ANTHONY BARBER, or NEWARK; NEW JERSEY, assIeNoR TO B. a 13. micro 00., A

' CORPORATION or NEW JERSEY.

PHOTOGRAPHIC-PRINTING FRAME.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 6, 1921.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, ANTHONY A. BARBER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newark, in the county of Essexand State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Photographic- PrintingFrames; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact descriptionof the invention, such as Wlll enable others skilled inthe art .to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings and to characters of referencemarked thereon, whichform a part of this specification.

This invention relates, generally, to 1mproveinents Y in photographicframes; and, the present invention has reference, more particularly, toa novel and simple construction of printing frame provided upon the backof the exposing element with a mask-registering means, where by theframe is readily adapted to receive and locate various sizes of masks,so that corresponding sizes of pictures can be printed upon the emulsionpaper, and each p10- ture or print when finished, being sur-- andphotographic paper in rounded by a perfect and uniform width of margin,without having to firstcut away or trim the edges of the paper, asheretofore.

With the usual forms of photographic printing frames,

with a negative and mask-registering and located means it will be foundthat the finished pictures which are printed upon standard sizes ofpaper, have uneven or non-uniform marginal white edges, unless thenegatives and masks are centered with the utmost care, all of whichentails additional time, and additional labor and expense, as well asannoyance. Furthermore,

after the picture or print has been finally finished, it becomesnecessary to trim or cut away one or more of themarginal edge-portions,so as to provide each picture with a uniform margin, and even with greatcare and skill in cutting or trimming portions of the white margin willbe uneven, thus rendering the finished picture unsightly. p v

In establishments where a great many pictures or prints are dailydeveloped, the carefully placing of the negatives, masks, the printingprinting I which are not provided V lar sectional -frame, owing to theadditional time and labor necessary, and the objectional margm'altrimming of each picture, means a great expense, and one of theprincipal obects of the present invention, therefore, is to provide aphotographic printing frame, 1n wh1ch may be easily and quickly placed,without undue skill, the negatives, the masks, and the photographicpapers, and still produce perfectly and uniformly-margined pictures,thereby overcoming all of the objections heretofore existing and here-1nbefore mentioned.

Other objects of the present invention not at this time moreparticularly enumerated will be clearly understood from the followingdetail description of the present inven- 1011. i With the variousobjects of the present lnvention in view, the said invention consists,primarily, in the novel photographic prlnting framehereinafter setforth; and, the invention consists, novel arrangements and: combinationsof the various devices and parts, as'well as in the details of theconstruction of thesaid parts, all of whichwill be more fully describedin the following specification, and then finally embodied in the clausesof the claim which are appended to and; which form an essential part ofthe said specification.

Figure 1 is a front face view of a photographic printing framemadaccording to and embodying the principles of the present invention; andFig. 2 is a rear view of the same.

Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical'section of the said frame, said sectionbeing taken on line 3-3 in said Fig. 2 looking in the direction of thearrow at; and Fig. 4 is a longitudinal vertical section ofthe same, saidsection being taken on line 4-4 in said Fig. 2, looking in the directionof the arrow the negative as well as the paper upon which the picture isto be from said Figs. 3 and 4. Fig. 5 isa simirepresentation of theprinting frame, as'that shown in said Fig. 2, but this view illustratingin connection therewith placed in position within the frame, a negativand the prepared paper of confurthermore, in the printed being omittedventiona-l size placed upon the back of the negative,

Fig. 6 is a rear face view of the frame, with the hinged cover or backthereof shown in its opened position, and illustrating in connectiontherewith, a permanently fixed mask, and the registering means, forprinting one-size picture with a uniform margin; and Fig. 7 is aview ofthe frame, similar to that represented in said Fig. 6, showing inconnection therewith and with said registering means, a different sizedmask for printing a smaller picture with a uniform margin, without thenecessity of subsequent marginal trimming. Fig. 8 is a perspective viewof a mask.

Similar characters of referenceare employed in the said above describedviews, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now to the saiddrawings, the reference-eharacter 1 indicatescomplete I photographic printing frame, made according to and embodyingthe principles of the present invention, the same comprising a mainframe 2 formed with the usual off-set portions 3, surrounding theopening 1, and

upon which off-sets rests, so as to close the opening l, the usual glass5. Suitably and preferably secured in its permanent posi tion at theback of the glass is a mask 6, said mask being of the la: st or maximumsize of which the printing frame is capable. The said mask 6 may be madeof suitable dark paper, card-board, or other suitable material which isnon-transmitter of light, the purpose of the mask being to provide theprinted picture when washed and finished with a margin, as will beevident. Suit-ably secured acjacent one-of the cor ners at the back ofthis permanently fixed mask 6 is the previously-mentioned registeringmeans, the same in the present in,- stance consisting of alongitudinally extending narrow bar '7 and a laterally extemh ing bar 8,said bars 7 and 8 being made of any suitable material, as glass, wood,metal,

or the like. 7

The arrangement and fixed positions of the bars 7 and 8, with relationto the marginal edges 9 and 10 of the exposing opening with whichthe'mask 6 is provided, are such, so that distance between the edge 11ofthe bar 7' and the edge 9 will. correspond to and be equal to thedistance between the edge 12 of the bar 8, so that the prepared paper orcard 1 1 which is of standard size, with the negative 13, when placed inthe angle provided by the two bars 7 and 8, as indicated in the dottedoutline in Fig. 5 of the drawings, will receive uniformly nonl marginalportions, whereby when the exposed card. has been printed and is washedin the usual manner, a perfect and uniform margin will result; withoutany further necessity of marginal cutting or trimming of the exposedcard. As will be seen from an inspection of the severalfigure's of thedrawings, the main frame '2 is provided at its one end with an off-setmember, as 23, to which is secured by means of hinges 15 the ing cover.Connected with this portion or member 16 by means of another set ofhinges 17 is the cover-portion or member 18, the said portions ormembers 16 and 18, when the cover is closed being adapted to be closedor fitted into the open portion of thephotographic printing frame backof the mask 6 and the glass 5. To produce a tight contact, when thecover-members 16 and 18 are in their closed relation with the back ofthe frame, the said members .16 and 18 are respectively provided withthe usual felt or other suitable pads 19 and 20, the said pads, however,beingcut away along their edgeportions 21 and 22 so as to snugly fitalong t 1e marginal surface-portion 11 of the bar 7,

land the pad 19 being also cutaway along its edge-portion 2% so as tosnugly fit along the marginal surface-portion 12 of the bar 8. To holdthe cover-members 16 and 18, with their pads, in their closed relationwith the main frame 2, there is hinged to the said off-set member 23, bymeans of a hingemember 24, an arm 25, said arm extending upon the backsof the two members 16 and 18 and through a loop 26 upon the member 18,and beyond the edge of the main frame 2 so as to provide a finger orpush-portion, as 27. as will be clearly evident from an inspection ofFigs. 2, 1, 6 and T- of-the drawings. The said arm is preferably made ofa metal having spring-like or [resilient properties, so that the normaltendency, when no pressure is applied to the finger or push-piece 27,the cover-sections 16 and 18 will assure their relative positionsindicated in Fig; l of the drawings, but the cover being readilymaintained in its closed position, during printing, by suitableapplication of pressure upon the finger or push-piece 27, as will beclearly evident. It will be understood, however, that any otherretaining means may be employed, in lieu of the said spring-arm 25, ifdesired.

Referring nowto Fig. 7 of the drawings, it will be seen, that the sameframe may be used with masks, as 28, of smaller dimensions than thefixed or permanent mask represented. in Figs. 1 and 6 of the drawings,for printing with a smaller negative. This mask 28 is removable from theprinting frame andis readily and quickly placed in the angle formed bythe two bars or members '7 and 8, the smaller mask and correspondingnegative, with the card or paper upon which the picture is to bereproduced, all being in perfect registration, so that the smallerpicture will also be provided with a perfectly uniform margin, withoutany portion 16 of a closfurther necessity of trimming or cutting awaythe marginal edges of the finished picture.

Of course it will be evident, that still further smaller masks,negatives and cards may be readily laced in the frame for printin andstill t e same result being obtaine that is, the finished picture beingalways provided with a uniform margin, without any necessity of havingto trim or cut away the marginal edges of the finished pictures.

I am fully aware that changes may be made in the various arrangementsand combinations of the several devices and parts without departing fromthe scope of the present invention as set forth in theforegoingspecification, and as defined in the clauses of the claim which areappended thereto. Hence, I do not limit my present invention to theexact arrangements and combinations of the several devices and parts asdescribed in the foregoing specification, nor do I confine myself to theexact details of the construction of the said parts as illustrated inthe accompanying drawings.

I claim 1. A photographic printing frame comprising a frame having anexposing opening, a glass mounted in said opening, and a mask, negativeand card-registering means back of said glass adapted to receive andregister masks of different sizes whereby the rint or picture may beproduced with a uniorm margin, said registering means consisting of apair of angularly disposed bars mounted in immovably fixed positions atthe back of and adjacent one corner of said glass, combined with aclosing cover, said cover being provided upon the back with a pad havingcut-away parts in registration with the said angularly disposedregistering bars.

2. A photographic printing frame comprising a frame having an exposingopening, a glass mounted in said opening, and a mask, negative andcard-registering means back of said glass adapted to receive andregister masks of different sizes whereby the print or picture may beproduced with a uniform margin, said registering means consisting of apair of angularly disposed bars mounted in immovably fixed positions atthe back of and adjacent one corner of said glass, combined with aclosing cover comprising a closing member hinged to a portion of saidframe, a second closing member hinged to said first-mentioned closingmember, and a pad upon the back of each closing member, said pads havingcut-away parts in registration with the said registration means.

3. A photographic printing frame comprising a frame having an exposingopening, a glass mounted in said opening, and a mask, negative andcard-registering means back of said glass adapted to receive andregister masks of different sizes whereby the print or picture may beproduced with a uniform margin, saidregistering means consisting of apair of angularly disposed bars mounted in immovably fixed positions atthe back of and adjacent one corner of said glass, combined with aclosing cover comprisin a closing member hinged to a portion 0 saidframe, a second closing member hinged to said first-mentioned closingmember, a pad upon the back of each closing member, said pads havingcut-away parts in registration with said registration means, aspring-arm hinged to a portion of said frame, said spring-arm extendingacross the outer faces of said hinged closing members, and afinger-piece portion extending from said spring-arm for holding saidclosing members in their closed relation with the printing frame.

In testimony, that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereuntoset my hand this 10th day of November, 1917.

ANTHONY A. BARBER.

Witnesses:

FRED K. FRAENTZEL, FREDK. N. W. FRAENTZEL.

